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November Info

philohagen — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:07:01 GMT

Hey Hoopers -

Sorry for the delay. Antonio and I were hoping to have more info for you all regarding our move into Cellspace for the winter season, but haven't gotten things finalized as of yet. We might be moving our standard time to Saturday afternoons to make it happen, not quite sure yet, but things sound promising in terms of having a roof over our heads for the winter. I'll keep you posted.

In the meantime, this Sunday we'll be meeting up at Precita Park, routinely on the warmer side of San Francisco, from 2 to 4 pm. The park is located on Precita Ave between Folsom & Alabama Streets - which is located between the Mission and Bernal Heights neighborhoods close to Cesar Chavez. Hope to see you there.

- Philo

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11/1: Halloween Hooping Bash in Brisbane

philohagen — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:37:56 GMT

Sunday, November 1st: Bay Area Hoopers Halloween Hooping Party. By request we're hooping this Sunday at Club 23 in Brisbane. Don't have a ride there, coordinate one on the Facebook group. Bring your iPod and hook it up to the rockin' sound system so you can hoop to your favorite tunes! It starts at 2 pm and goes until, well, whenever. It's free, but bring some cash for a beer or soda. Location: 23 Visitation Ave, Brisbane, Ca 94005. Halloween costumes encouraged, but not required.

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Does anyone know of hooping out in the east bay closer to Antioch/Brentwood/Discovery Bay?

Brandi — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 21:13:31 GMT

I would LOVE LOVE LOVE for someone to start a class out in our direction - or if there is one already please shoot me the info. This goes for weekend hoop jams too? Are there any near us?

HELP !

XOXO

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Monday Night Indoor Hoop Jams by Donation, Berkeley

missnicole — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:41:34 GMT

Cherry Hoops presents:

Monday Night Hoop Jam, Berkeley

Join me for a series of indoor community hoop jams on Monday nights in Berkeley’s Studio 12. Meet up with fellow hoopers for an evening of hooping antics. This event is open to hoopers of all experience levels: Everyone is invited to come out to play!

Studio 12 is a beautiful aerial dance studio with a spacious dance floor, high ceilings, large mirrors, unique spot lighting, and a rockin’ sound system. It’s the perfect location for an evening hoop jam!

Special non-marking* hoops will be provided for use inside the studio. Please do not bring hoops with tapes that mark floors. LED hoops with no tape or with non-marking tape are welcome.

Please note: this is not a class.

Monday Nights
8:00-10:00 p.m.
Studio 12
2525 8th Street, Berkeley (map)
$5-10 donation suggested to cover the cost of rent. No hoopers will be turned away for lack of funds.

*Many professional hoops are created with materials that leave colorful marks on floors and walls. All colors of gaffer’s tape mark surfaces except: white, fluorescent green, fluorescent yellow, and fluorescent orange. To ensure that our space remains clean, please use only approved hoops during the hoop jam. Thank you!

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10/25: HAYES GREEN HOOPING, SAN FRANCISCO

philohagen — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 09:31:24 GMT

We'll be meeting up today from 2 to 4pm at the Hayes Street Green, officially called "Patricia's Green" at Octavia Street between Hayes and Fell for the Bay Area Hoopers Hoopjam. The weather report looks like it's going to be sunny and 70 out so hope to see you there!
- PHILO

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10/24 Free FNF Day Party -- This Sat

Ed — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 19:11:16 GMT

Definitely should go if you can. Joaquin Miller is a great hooping spot and the DJ's will play techno - house most likely.

Spend a day with Friends & Family in Joaquin Miller Park! **This is a kid friendly event**

Put on your flip flops, wrangle the kids into the car, and drive up-the-hill in Oakland to spend a day in the sun. BBQ pits will roar to life, children will run free, and friends will come together to dance and celebrate. **This is a Free Event**

Music & BBQ from 11am till sunset. What to bring: Ice Chests, beer and wine are ok Chairs, blankets, TOYS Food to BBQ and share Plates, dishes, cups Bring a jacket; this location will get cool around sunset

Sound and Lighting provided by Pillars of Sound Lineup: Hickory Red stickman Dirt Alixr Ethan Micron Praxis
Directions: >From Hwy 13 in Oakland exit Joaquin Miller Drive. Drive UP-THE-HILL approximately 1 mile to park entrance on left. Park on the street or enter the park. Two free lots are available.

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Hoop Jam Sun Oct 25th, Willard Park

Karabear — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:51:35 GMT

The East Bay Hoop Group is having a free hoop jam in Berkeley this Sunday.
Music and extra hoops provided. This is a great park to hoop in, so come and join the fun!

Sunday, October 25th
Berkeley at Willard Park
2:00-4:00p

On the corner of Hillegass & Derby

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BASIC HOOP DANCE FLOW for Beginenrs starts Nov 2d!

SteFana — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:39:20 GMT

HOOP THE FLOW invites you to join...
The 4-class Basic Hoop Dance Flow for Beginners starting at the Shotwell Studios in the Mission Nov 2d! The classes focus on the dance form that hooping is, rather than the perfection of tricks and drills. $45 for... all 4 classes with registration before Oct 30th. $12-15 walk-ins. 4 Mondays, 6-7pm.
Get in touch with the inner dancer. Revolutionize the mind-body experience. Be a self-made performer.
Find out more
To find out more or register :
www.hooptheflow.com

http://www.facebook.com/pages/edit/?id=137660908497#/event.php?eid=188586269767&index=1

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Lost black hoodie at final Sunset party

dBug — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:10:59 GMT

I lost my favorite hoodie at today's sunset party. If you see this black hoodie with an orange robot on it, please email dbug@hooppain.com. It's very special to me! Thx. Here's what it looks like: http://www.flickr.com/photos/evilbendy/3316777959/

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10/18: Sunset Party Season Finale Golden Gate Park

philohagen — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:12:44 GMT

Hey Hoopers -

This Sunday, October 18th: It's the SUNSET PARTY Season Finale in GOLDEN GATE PARK. It's happening in Golden Gate Park at the Music Concourse (In front of the De Young Museum). The party starts at 11am and goes until 6pm, although the 2 to 4pm hoopers window is still in effect for finding each other there - but come as early and stay as late as you want. It's Free ~ All are welcome. You don't need to be a hooper to enjoy the Sunset party with DJs SOLAR, GALEN, J-BIRD + special guest: JENO (Back to Back, Noise from the Void, Wicked).

Happy hooping!

- Philo

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Ecstatic Hoop Dance in the Mission on Saturday

SteFana — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:25:01 GMT

Join this all-level hoop dance workshop, offering an improvised environment with spontaneous and personalized instruction at the beautiful, bright, and spacious Shotwell Studio. Every Saturday we explore different dimensions and depths of hoop dance to create an opportunity for working oneself up to the ecstasy of dance, carried away by a fine selection of groovy tunes.
Guidance is provided to encourage reaching the full potential of your hoop dance experience.
Bring any level of skill and technique and learn to take them to the maximum. Revolutionize the body experience. Be a self-made performer. Trade skills and ideas with others who share a passion for dance and hooping.
Hoop the flow!

HOOPS ARE AVAILABLE FOR PRACTICE OR FOR PURCHASE. You don't have to buy in order to use.

Sat, Oct 17th, 10am-11.30 am. The Shotwell Studio @3252-A 19th Street, San Francisco, CA 94110

MORE: www.hooptheflow.com

Tell us that you're coming and you will have a reserved space: hooptheflow@gmail.com

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7-week Beginner Series, Emeryville

missnicole — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:24:51 GMT

Hi Everyone,

I have a new beginner series starting on October 20. Please visit www.cherryhoops.com to register.

Nicole :)

Beginner Hoop Dance
Tuesdays, October 20 - December 8
No Class on November 24 for Thanksgiving
6:45-8:00 p.m.
4321 Salem St., Emeryville
$125 for 7-week series

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Indoor South Bay Tuesday Hoop Jams 7-9pm

Hepzabah — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:46:13 GMT

The hoopers of San Jose are continuing with Tuesday night hoop/spin jams through the winter. We have a new studio - Top Hat Dance is located at 2159 S. 10th Street in San Jose. It is 3500 square feet of new wood floors, with tall ceilings and lots of mirrors.

We will be spinning 7pm - 9pm every Tuesday. The cost per person will depend on how many people show up that night. It will never exceed $10 per person, and can get as low at $3 per person if we fill up the studio. Spinners of all kinds are welcome - hoops, staffs, poi, fans, whatever you like!

If you are looking for hoop classes, I will teach a drop-in class 7pm - 8pm if requested to do so. The lessons will be specific to what is right for each person, and the cost is only an additional $8 to the above space rent fee.

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Ecstatic Hoop Dance this Sat at the Shotwell Studio!

SteFana — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:24:09 GMT

You know you need it! Shake the week off, give yourself to groovy beats and let the hoop guide you into a journey of breaking loose.

This is an all-level hoop-dance workshop– a delicious chance to work yourself up to the ecstasy of hoop dance. Personalized instruction is provided to encourage reaching the full potential of your hoop dance experience. Bring any level of skill and technique and learn to take them to the maximum. Revolutionize the body experience. Be a self-made performer. Trade skills and ideas with others who share a passion for dance and hooping.

All Saturdays in October and November, 10-11:30 AM, $12 walk-ins or $10 with a 5-class pass available online. Experience welcomed but not required. Hoops will be available for sale or practice. Shoot us an email if you're planning on coming and we'll keep you in the "first come-first serve" list in case we run out of space: hooptheflow@gmail.com

TO buy a pass online OR LEARN MORE, VISIT
www.hooptheflow.com

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Ecstatic Hoop Dance Jam this Saturday at the Shotwell Studios

SteFana — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:30:03 GMT

Come to the Shotwell Studios this Sat morning for an all-level hoop dance jam– the perfect opportunity to work yourself up to the ecstasy of hoop dance, carried away by a fine selection of groovy beats. Personalized instruction is provided to encourage reaching the full potential of your hoop dance experience. Bring any level of skill and technique and learn to take them to the maximum. Revolutionize the body experience. Be a self-made performer. Trade skills and ideas with others who share a passion for dance and hooping.

All Saturdays in October and November, 10-11:30 AM, starting October 3th. $10-12. Experience welcomed but not required. Hula hoops will be available for sale or practice.

TO REGISTER online OR LEARN MORE, VISIT
www.hooptheflow.com

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Hoop Jam Sun Oct 11, Willard Park

Karabear — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:52:57 GMT

The East Bay Hoop Group is having a free hoop jam in Berkeley this Sunday. Great for East Bay dwellers who find it difficult to make it out to the city.

Music and extra hoops provided. This is a great park to hoop in, so come and join the fun!

Sunday Oct 11
Berkeley at Willard Park
2:00-4:00p

On the corner of Hillegass & Derby

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October Hooping Calendar

philohagen — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 13:26:47 GMT

Hey Hoopers -

Happy October and here's our hooping calendar for the month:

Saturday, October 3rd: SF LOVEVOLUTION: The San Francisco LovEvolution Parade and Festival is happening this Saturday and this event, formerly known as LoveFest and The Love Parade, is one of my favorite days of the entire day. Bay Area Hoopers will once again be leading the parade just as we have been since it began. We'll be meeting at 2nd and Market at 11:45 am and the parade starts at 12 noon. Our color theme this year is red and pink so wear something red, or something pink, or something red and pink. The parade is free, while admittance into the festival this year is $10. http://www.sflovevolution.org

Sunday, October 4th: DOLORES PARK: Because it's been awhile since we've had our regular hoopjam and we won't be having one next weekend, we're having a double dose of hooping this weekend. Bay Area Hoopers will be hosting our Sunday afternoon hoopjam from 2 to 4pm in Dolores Park. We'll be meeting up on the Dolores Street side of the park between 19th and 20th. See you there!

Sunday, October 11th: BURNING MAN DECOMPRESSION: Burning Man meets the pavement here in San Francisco. Yep, it's time once again for the Heat The Street Faire. The event runs for noon to midnight, but to create a greater hooping presence we will be meeting at 2:00 inside the main public entrane at 19th and Minnesota. If you haven't been to Burning Man it's a great chance to see what the fuss is about. If you have been but you didn't go this year it's a good chance to see what you might have missed within the twelve hours of art, performance, fire, dance theme camps, circus arts, marching bands, DJS, Burning Man 2008 imagery and more! And if you went to Burning Man this year you can relive the adventure! Dress up regardless. It's $10 in playa wear/costume, and $20 in streetwear so Participate! More info: http://tinyurl.com/l4x7ul

Sunday, October 18th: SUNSET PARTY in GOLDEN GATE PARK. It's the final Sunset Party of the season with more details coming closer to the date featuring DJs Galen, J-Bird, Solar
+ Special Guests. Free. Noon to 7pm.

Sunday, October 25th: HAYES GREEN - We'll be meeting up from 2 to 4pm at the Hayes Street Green, officially called "Patricia's Green" at Octavia Street between Hayes and Fell.

Happy Hooping!

- Philo

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Hardly Strictly Bluegrass this weekend in GG Park

elledorado — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:25:35 GMT

Woo! It's HS Bluegrass fest time! I'll be there all weekend hooping everywhere. EVERYWHERE! ha ha ha ha -- come join me! e||e

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Mindful Hooping Class Today! (9/29)

Ed — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:25:38 GMT

Hi!

The first Mindful Hooping class is tonight, between 6:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. The class is located at the Prop Box in Oakland: Address 925 45th Ave, Oakland, CA.

This location is super easy to get to via public transportation (BART and walking or biking) or by car.

The intent of this class is to increase our mind-body connectivity via the hoop and we will have the added benefit of working on increasing our emotional capacity for self-compassion which therefore increases our emotional resilience to stress from life disappointments and what not.

I hope to make this class a permanent Tuesday night thing, so even if you don't do it this week; Think about coming next week.

Price is a suggested donation of $15-$20 per class but if you only have $1-$10 you will not be turned away.

Please send me an email or message if you have questions.

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Monday Night Indoor Hoop Jams by Donation, Berkeley

missnicole — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:53:59 GMT

Hi Everyone :)

I'm experimenting with the idea of hosting a few Monday night hoop jams at Studio 12 in Berkeley (2525 8th Street). Starting on 9/21, I will be hosting these jams "by donation" just to cover the cost of the space rental. At this moment, I have the space from 8:00-9:15, but if enough people tell me that they will be there, I will ask the owner to extend our time.

The only hitch is that the space is PRISTINE, so only non-marking hoops will be allowed in the space. I will provide a wide variety of hoops (different sizes, different tubing) for use in the studio, but know that you might not be able to use your "favorite" hoop in the space. LED hoops with non-marking tape or no tape are welcome.

Let me know if you'd be interested, so I can get to work on extending our time :)

Thanks,
Nicole

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Hoop Jam Sun Sept 27 Willard Park

Nick — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 23:56:54 GMT

The Hooptastic Hoop Group is having a hoop jam in Berkeley this Sunday. Jacque’s got a block rocker so come out and hoop to some great music! There’ll be extra hoops too, so come and try it out.

Sunday Sept 27
Berkeley at Willard Park
2:00-4:00p

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October & November Hopp Dance Classes in the Mission!

SteFana — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:04:12 GMT

Hoop-the-Flow presents....

Very affordable, fun hoop dance classes and jams begin at the Shotwell Studios in early October! These unique workshops focus on the DANCE that hula-hooping is.
Revolutionize the mind-body experience. Acknowledge your inner dancer. Learn to move and flow with a hoop, not just comfortably, but
gracefully.

Basic hoop flow and Ecstatic Hoop Dance begin at the Shotwell Studios in
October.

Register online for the October classes by Sept 30 and save money.
Tell your friends. Hoop the flow.

www.hooptheflow.com

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Thursday Nite Hooping at Aquatic Park

choi — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 20:07:21 GMT

Thursday Nite Hooping (Sept 24th)

Hey All, a few of us are going to hoop at the Aquatic Park at the end of Van Ness (where there's a small beach).starting at 6:30-9:00. Come and join us if you can. Take advantage of the beautiful weather. Bring LED if you have one. I'll bring the music. Easy parking at the end of Van Ness.

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Cherry Jam: Cherry Hoops East Bay Hoop Jam (9/18)

missnicole — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 18:50:47 GMT

Cherry Hoops Presents: Community Hoop Jam

This is Cherry Hoops’ spin on a Hoop Jam. (Pun intended!) Join forces with fellow hula hoopers for a free afternoon of music, dancing, and hooping antics. This event is open to the public: Everyone is invited to come out to play!

Extra hoops will be available for on-site use, and new hoops will be available for purchase.

Saturday, September 19
2:00-4:00 p.m.
Willard Park
2720 Hillegass Ave., Berkeley (map)

Please visit www.cherryhoops.com for more information.
Free!

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Friday Nite Hooping at Aquatic Park

choi — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:23:24 GMT

Friday Nite Hooping?

Hey All, a few of us are going to hoop at the Aquatic Park at the end of Van Ness (where there's a small beach) tommorrow nite (Fri 18th) starting at 7:00. Come and join us if you can. Take advantage of the beautiful weather. I'll bring the music. Easy parking.

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Flux 53 Oso concert with outside area to hoop!!

Liz — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 23:19:33 GMT

Hey guys! I'm helping my friend put together a concert at Flux 53! It's an awesome venue is that hooping friendly and the bands are amazing! The venue has a back yard area away from the stage that is good for spinning and chilling! Come hang and see one of my favorite bands OSO! I can't wait to see you all there! I've just moved to SF from Boston so it will be really cool to meet other spinners!

September 25th,
Flux 53 Theater
5300 Foothill,
Oakland, CA 94601

Doors at 7:00, show starts at 8:00
Tickets are $10
and can be purchased at: www.inticketing.com/events/51540

To learn more about the event and the bands go to:
www.yelp.com/events/oakl...t-at-flux-53

-liz

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Cancelled 9/12 & 9/15 Class; Volunteers Wanted

Ed — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 02:45:05 GMT

Hi,

I had to cancel my upcoming classes this week, Basic Hoop & Mindful Hooping. I will have the next Mindful Hooping class on 9/29 on Oakland at 925 45th Ave,Oakland, CA, from 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

If you don't drive, you can easily get to the place walking from the Fruitvale Bart Station.

I would also love to have volunteers help me create a beginner's version of Mindful Hooping. If you volunteer you get to a) help me create the beginner's class and b) get two free classes.

I will be at the Power to the Peaceful Festival in Golden Gate Park tomorrow; Look for the purple hoop with hot pink stripping. Find me and I'll sign you up.

If you would like to sign up now for either class you can sign up on my unclasses.com pages.

Hula Hoop Basics:
http://unclasses.org/classes/402

Mindful Hooping:
http://unclasses.org/classes/401

l.o.l,
-ed

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Ride needed to Power to the Peaceful 9/12/09 THIS SATURDAY!

dancepixiedance — Fri, 11 Sep 2009 03:23:23 GMT

That's right!

It's happening again! This saturday in Golden Gate Park the Power to the Peaceful festival is happening.
I'm living in the north bay and am in desprate need of a ride, can anyone help a hooper out? =D

I have money to spend on gas, love to have fun and make new friends =D

Pretty pretty please and thank you!
~Rosebud

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September Hooping Calendar

philohagen — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 21:35:51 GMT

Hello Hoopers!

Thanks for making World Hoop Day amazing here in San Francisco. There were easily hundreds of people that turned out over the course of the day at the San Francisco Civic Center. Extra special thanks to Rich Porter, Christabel Zamor, Miss Rosie, Nicole Wong, Marjorie Schwartz and HoopTiger for teaching during the day too. And let's not forget our special guests visiting from France, New York, Baltimore, Montreal, Philadelphia, Austin and more. It was truly an incredible day. View my photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/philohagen/sets/72157622326256692/

And now, it's Festival Season again!

Saturday, September 12, 2009: POWER TO THE PEACEFUL Bay Area Hoopers will once again be making our way to the Power To The Peaceful Festival at Speedway Meadow in Golden Gate Park. The full day event this year includes performances by Michael Franti + Spearhead, an acoustic set by Alanis Morissette, Sly & Robbie, and more - with DJs Miguel Migs, Ren the Vinyl Archeologist, DJ Zita, and DJ Adnan.. It's free! Speedway Meadow is on the west (ocean) side of 19th Avenue. More info: http://powertothepeaceful.org/

Sunday, September 13, 2009: PANHANDLE Bay Area Hoopers will be hosting a Sunday afternoon hoopjam from 2 to 4 pm at the end of the Panhandle in San Francisco. That's specifically located at Baker Street between Oak and Fell.

Sunday, September 20, 2009: SUNSET PARTY: We're going back to Novato when Pacific Sound presents an afternoon with djs Solar, J-Bird, & Galen + special guests at Stafford Lake Park in Marin County. Northern Marin can get hot this time of year too so we won't have to worry about the fog. Bring a blanket, a sack lunch, etc. While we'll keep our standard 2 to 4pm hooping hours, the music starts at noon and goes til sunset. The full day event is free to the public, although parking is $8 a vehicle so carpooling is recommended. Have a ride? Need a ride? Try posting in the Bay Area Hoopers group in the Hooping.org Forums or on our Facebook group. Stafford Lake: http://www.co.marin.ca.us/depts/pk/main/pos/pdstaffordlke.cfm

Sunday, September 28th, 2008: FOLSOM STREET FAIR. If you're not going to HoopCamp and it's sold out (http://hoopcampretreats.com/) then get your black and blue on for Folsom Street Fair. The annual street fair that is NOT for kids will be going all day and any sort of leather and fetish wear is encouraged. BAH is meeting up at 12th and Folsom to enter the fair at 2pm sharp and be on time as it's very difficult to find each other in the crowds otherwise. More info: http://folsomstreetfair.org/fair-info.php

MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR EARLY OCTOBER:

Saturday, October 3rd: SF LOVEVOLUTION: Mark your calendar for the San Francisco LovEvolution Parade and Festival. Bay Area Hoopers has been leading the parade since it began. This year the Love Parade and LoveFest has evolved into LovEvolution. The parade is free, while admittance into the festival this year is $10. Easily one of the best days of the year in San Francisco. http://www.sflovevolution.org

Sunday, October 4th: DOLORES PARK: Bay Area Hoopers will be hosting our Sunday afternoon hoopjam from 2 to 4pm in Dolores Park. We'll be meeting up on the Dolores Street side of the park between 19th and 20th. See you there!

Sunday, October 11th: BURNING MAN DECOMPRESSION: http://www.burningman.com/blackrockcity_yearround/special_events/decompression/decom2009.html

See you in the hoop this month and happy hooping!

- Philo

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New Hoop Class -- Mindful Hooping!

Ed — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:09:52 GMT

Hey there!

I've been on hiatus but I'm glad to be back with a new hoop class called Mindful Hooping.

What is Mindful Hooping?

Its hooping.
Its meditation.

Its hooping and mediation!

The intent of this class is to use guided meditation techniques to increase mind-body connectivity in 2 ways.

In sports, meditation has been shown to reduce mental and physical anxiety caused by performance expectations while increasing concentration. Like in sports, in this class meditation will be used to quiet our minds and aid hoop flow. And by using ideas from Psychology/Buddhism we will also focus on increasing our emotional vitality to stress caused by daily living.

The class features lots of stretching, some hoop drills, and some movement exercises in addition to meditating. So it is preferable that you be able to hoop at the waist with some ease. If you are new to breathing meditation, no worries; instructions will be given in class.

Currently I am only doing this twice a month (its an experiment), so sign up now! If this class becomes popular I create more opportunities for people to participate.

Price is a suggested donation of $15-$20 per class but if you only have $1-$10 you will not be turned away.

Please send me an email or message if you want to attend a class or have questions.

Mindful Hooping
2050 Bryant St
San Francisco, CA 94110

Classes 9/15 and 9/29
5:30 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.

P.S. I am still offering "Hula-Hoop Basics Class: Waist" classes. If you're bummed that you can't hoop well enough to take Mindful Hooping yet, or just think you can't hoop, this is the class to take. We'll go over the basics of waist hooping and moving with the hoop; plus you'll also learn some tricks. And, we'll also do some troubleshooting for when that d%$m hoop just keeps falling.

Classes are for 9/12 and 9/26
Time and Location: TBD

About me:
I'm a hoop performer with two years of experience. I've performed at Mighty, Club Cocomo, and other popular venues in the Bay Area in addition to The Crucible's Fire Arts Festival and Temple of Poi's Union Square performance.

I look forward to helping you find your hoop flow.

Eds

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Symbiosis Gathering anyone? Help please?

Diane — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 15:39:05 GMT

any hoopers going to symbiosis gathering? sept 17th--21st? http://symbiosisgathering.com/2009/ my boyfriend justin and i are coming (and volunteering) and we're super excited! when we had bought the plane tickets originally, we had thought that maybe we'd be able to hook up with one of justin's friends, or a friend of a friend, but they'll be out of town.

my boyfriend and i are flying into san fransisco from rochester ny. we have been trying to get a ride from the airport on the symbiosis rideshare boards, but we haven't had success yet. anyone going to this who has room for two of us? we're packing pretty minimally, and since my led hoop is collapsible, i've decided to bring regular collapsibles instead of checking a few favorites (as i had originally planned, it'll just be easier this way)

we'll each have one small/medium suitcase, and we'll be able to fit what we're bringing in that. bare minimum. no sleeping bags. thin blaknkets, sleeping in warm clothes. tent is really small folded up. hoops will be in with my clothes. so basically, if you have seating room in your car from san fransisco, but your worried about adding two more people's gear, don't stress! we're prepared to hug our packs on our laps the whole few hours there.

our other option would be renting a car, and hopefully grabbing two people from the rideshare list who want to throw down on that... but money's tight, and between the rental and the gas i have a feeling that is going to be pricey. the car rental makes me leary because whenever i have to put something big on my card that's intended to be split with other people later, something usually happens and in the end, it's more expensive that it was supposed to be

ideally, we'd like to get a ride from a local. all we need is butt space! gas money for sure! a convenience fee? whatever you want, we'll work it out! we're very nice and good company in the car. if you can help us out, message me on here, and we can talk more in detail. we'd really appreciate it! i'm very excited for the trip. if you have any doubts about picking up two randoms at the airport, please feel free to contact me and talk to me more. get a feel for what we're all about!

thanks folks! i got my fingers crossed still! and justin tells me that craigslist might blow up after burning man. so that's a possibility, but it makes me nervous to not have these things arranged very far in advance.... we'll see....
hope to hear from someone! thanks again
^____^

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Emeryville Beginner Series (9/1)

missnicole — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 02:23:07 GMT

Cherry Hoops presents:

7-week Beginner Series
Tuesdays, beginning 9/1/09
6:45-8:00 p.m.
4321 Salem St., Emeryville, CA

http://cherryhoops.com/Registration_Beginner_Emeryville.html

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Berkeley Hoop Jam this Saturday! (8/22)

missnicole — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 18:17:40 GMT

Saturday, August 22
2:00-4:00 p.m.
Ohlone Park
1701 Hearst, Berkeley (map)
We will meet near Hearst and California, across from North Berkeley BART
Free!

Full details can be found at: www.cherryhoops.com

Nicole :)

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Thank you!

tedhawk — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:04:00 GMT

I had a blast hooping in the Hayes Valley under the sun with all of you! My first BAH event!

It was a pleasure to meet some of you and I'm sure it'll be a pleasure meeting more of you.

Also, thanks for hanging out afterward for soup n cocktails at the Empty Space!

Unfortunately, I work Sundays so...

I look forward to hooping with all of you again on 090909!

...as the hoop turns...

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Local hoop making supplies

Kimber — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 04:37:28 GMT

I talked to the friendly folks at the Ace Ellis Hardware on MLK in Oakland, and they said they would be willing to carry 3/4" 100 psi irrigation tubing and connectors. I told them I was tired of driving out to Dublin's Lowes to get it. I was wondering 1) what else local hoopmakers might like them to supply, and 2) how to get the word out that they are a good place to go locally for hoop supplies. Any ideas?

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August Hooping Calendar

philohagen — Sun, 02 Aug 2009 12:54:31 GMT

Hey Hoopers -

Here's your August Hooping Calendar for Bay Area Hoopers:

Sunday, August 2nd: GOLDEN GATE PARK - The Dirty Bird Party is happening hosted by Dirty Bird Records from 2 to 6pm in Golden Gate Park. Where exactly? Enter the park at 25th Avenue from Lincoln or Fulton Street and follow the sound. A little more info: http://www.yelp.com/biz/dirty-bird-party-in-the-park-san-francisco

Sunday, August 9th: ESPRIT PARK - On the sunniest side of San Francisco we should have a beautiful fog free day of hooping from 2 to 4 pm. Those of you who have attended Burning Man Decompression know the area, but while it's a little out of the way, it's a great spot for hooping with better weather, lots of lawn, redwoods, and convenient to the T-Third rail line. Esprit Park is located between 20th and 22nd Streets and Indiana and Tennessee Streets.

Sunday, August 16th: PATRICIA'S GREEN - We'll be hooping at the Hayes Street Green, officially named "Patricia's Green" at Hayes and Octavia Streets in San Francisco. We'll be there from 2 to 4pm.

Sunday, August 23rd: SNOW PARK - We'll be back in the East Back at Snow Park in Oakland, California, for a great day of hooping. We've been having great East Bay turnouts here and it's a great place to hoop on come on out and join us. We'll be there from 2 until 4pm and it's just a short walk from the 19th St. BART Station at 19th & Harrison. Park info: http://www.oaklandnet.com/parks/parks/snow.asp

Sunday, August 30th: DOLORES PARK - We'll be hooping in San Francisco's Dolores Park in our usual spot. It's on the Dolores Street side of the park between 19th and 20th Streets. Occasionally another group beats us to the place so if we're not right there look for the hoops somewhere nearby. We'll be hooping from 2 to 4pm.

and don't forget to mark your calendars:

WEDNESDAY 9/9/9: WORLD HOOP DAY 2009 with nine hours of activities at the San Francisco Civic Center from 12 noon until 9pm.

Happy Hooping!

- Philo

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Cherry Hoops: Intermediate Series, Berkeley

missnicole — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:20:41 GMT

This series is almost sold out. Don't miss you chance to learn leg hooping AND shoulder hooping.

Mondays, August 3, 10, 17, 24
8:00-9:00 p.m.
Studio 12
2525 8th Street, Berkeley (map)
$70 series registration, $20 per class for single-class drop-ins

For full details and registration:
http://cherryhoops.com/Registration_Intermediate_Berkeley.html

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Cherry Hoops: Hoop Basics, Dolores Park (8/15)

missnicole — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 06:38:26 GMT

cherryhoops.com presents:

Hoop Basics--Haven’t picked up a hoop since you were a kid? This introductory workshop is designed to bring out the kid in everyone! We start with the fundamentals of hooping around the waist, practice dancing with the hoop, and explore a handful of introductory moves. Beginners are welcome!

12 Hoops will be provided for in-class use, and will be made available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please feel free to bring your own hoop if you already have one. New hoops will also be available for purchase at the park.

Saturday, August 15
12:00-1:15 p.m.
Dolores Park, San Francisco
Dolores near 20th Street, meet by the palm trees near the southeast corner of the park.
$15 for advanced registration

For registration and full details: http://cherryhoops.com/Hoop_Basics.html

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Saturday, June 25th. Hoop Class Basics, Waist

Ed — Fri, 24 Jul 2009 00:16:57 GMT

Hi!

Just a reminder that I am holding a 1 p.m. hoop class in GGP, Saturday, July 25th. The class is limited to 10 people and I currently have 7 spots left.

The class will focus on teaching beginners how to hoop and helping struggling hoopers become better. The class will be filled with drills and exercises that will (hopefully) reinforce mind/body connection through hooping. I tend to stress openhearted fun, presentness, and connectivity with the hoop in my classes. I hope you'll join me for this class or any future classes I may offer (keep your eyes open).

To receive details about this class, please send me a ping on Tribe and also let me know if you would like to be on my mailing list. Or you can ping me just to put you on the mailing list.

About me:
I'm a hoop performer with two years of experience. I've performed at Mighty, Club Cocomo, and other popular venues in the Bay Area in addition to The Crucible's Fire Arts Festival and Temple of Poi's Union Square performance.

I look forward to helping you find your hoop flow. =)

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Cherry Hoops: Beginner Workshop this Sunday! Berkeley (7/26)

missnicole — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 15:37:38 GMT

Don't miss out: Register online today at cherryhoops.com!

Join me for a fun, 2-hour introduction to hoopdance in Berkeley's beautiful Studio 12. We begin with hooping around the waist, then progress through a series of lifts, jumps, and tosses. Beginners are welcome! Hoops will be provided for in-class use.

Reserve your spot at: cherryhoops.com/Registrati...eley_2.html

Nicole

Accelerate Beginner Workshop, Berkeley
Sunday, July 26
1:00-3:00 p.m.
Studio 12, Berkeley
2525 8th Street
Plenty of street parking and easily accessible by bus (#9, #72, #802, #19)
$45 for 2-hour workshop

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Day Party in Sonoma Today.

Ed — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:09:02 GMT

We <3 Bass

Sunday, July 19, 2009
12:00pm - 9:00pm
Location: Sbass Pharm
Street: 20675 Broadway
City/Town: Sonoma, CA

A lovely Sunday in the park, we'll bring the subsonics, you bring, well, pretty much everything else. Things like shade, food, drinks, kids, smiles, etc, sorry no pets.

Bring Cups!!
There can be no liquor bottles or cans out at the event.
Please pour your adult beverages into a cup!

You're Bass Instructors for the afternoon:
Enemy Skies
Andy W
Hickory
TBA
Sixty4k
Actual Rafiq

Teaching you the finer points of screw face bass. Class is in session from noon till 9pm, drop in's welcome.

$2.00 donations per person encouraged.

Directions:

From SF:
http://tinyurl.com/nchlm2

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Cherry Jam: Cherry Hoops East Bay Hoop Jam (7/18)

missnicole — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:10:47 GMT

Dear Friends,

I’m proud to announce the launch of my brand-new
company, Cherry Hoops! I’m very excited to bring fun
hoopdance classes and beautiful, professional hoops to the
SF Bay Area. Please visit cherryhoops.com for the latest info!

In celebration of this very happy event, please join me
for an afternoon of music, dancing, and hooping antics
at my very first “Cherry Jam.”
(tee hee, I couldn’t resist!)

Love,
Nicole
nicole@cherryhoops.com

***
Cherry Jam
Cherry Hoops’ Spin on a Hoop Jam!
Saturday, July 18
2:00-4:00
Willard Park, Berkeley
Near 2720 Hillegass Ave.

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Desperately seeking north bay/santa rosa hoop friends!

dancepixiedance — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 16:37:12 GMT

Hi!

I'm Samantha and I'm a 20yr old college student who just recently moved to the Santa Rosa area from the East Bay. I love to hoop with others and so far, haven't had the luck finding any hooper friends in this area, rats! Is there anyone here who lives in the area and is up for mid-morning hoop sessions in the Santa Rosa/Rhonert Park/Windsor/Peteluma area? =D I have extra hoops too!

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Free Beginner Hoop Class 7/11, Berkeley

missnicole — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:03:20 GMT

Free Class!

Hello hoopers! I am offering a free "hoop basics" workshop. Beginners are welcome!

Who: Beginners
What: Hoop Basics Workshop
Where: Willard Park, Berkeley
When: Saturday, July 11, 1:00-2:00 p.m.

10 Hoops will be provided for in-class use, and will be made available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please feel free to bring your own hoop if you already have one. New hoops will also be available for purchase at the park.

Please pass the word along to any friends who are curious about hooping :)

Nicole
For more information, please visit: cherryhoops.com

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July Hooping Calendar

philohagen — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:37:07 GMT

Hello Beautiful Hoopers -

Here is our July Hooping Calendar!

Sunday July 12, 2009: PANHANDLE. Bay Area Hoopers are meeting from 2 to 4 pm at the end of the Panhandle, specifically at Baker Street between Fell and Oak in San Francisco.

Friday, July 19, 2009: SNOW PARK. We return to our favorite East Bay spot from 2 until 4pm. It's just a short walk from the 19th St. BART Station at 19th & Harrison for those that want to BART it too. Park info: http://www.oaklandnet.com/parks/parks/snow.asp

Sunday, July 26, 2009: DOLORES PARK. Bay Area Hoopers are meeting from 2 to 4 pm in Dolores Park in San Francisco. We're often near the palm trees between 19th and 20th on the Dolores Street side of the park, but sometimes that space is already being utilized so if we're not in our usual spot, look for us nearby.

Antonio and I haven't met up yet to look at the new sound system to see if it can be fixed, but the old one is still here so it looks like we'll be dragging it back out this month.

And don't forget to mark your calendars for World Hoop Day on September 9, 2009 - a full day of hoopiness!!!

Spincerely,

Philo Hagen, Co-Founder
Bay Area Hoopers

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Bay Area peeps: Trade Massage for a Travel Hoop?

JulianaShellstar — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 22:17:33 GMT

if any of you in SF or nearby make or sell travel hoops, I am looking for someone who would like to barter a hoop for bodywork. I'm going to a festival July 24th and would like to have a hoop to take with me to keep me happy!

I live/work in SoMa and am proficient in Swedish and energy work. Have a fairly open schedule for the next few weeks, so if this is something you are up for, please send me a message how to contact you off tribe. Thankies!

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1/2" 125psi tubing in the Eastbay

David — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:27:34 GMT

Hi,

Does anybody know where to buy 1/2" 125 psi tubing in the Eastbay or SF?

Thanks,

David

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Cherry Hoops July Beginner Series $15/hour, Berkeley

missnicole — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:23:35 GMT

Don't miss out: Register online today at cherryhoops.com!

Join me for a fun, 3-week introduction to hoopdance in Berkeley's beautiful Studio 12. We begin with hooping around the waist, then progress through a series of lifts, jumps, and tosses. Beginners are welcome! Hoops will be provided for in-class use.

Reserve your spot at: cherryhoops.com/Registrati...rkeley.html

Nicole

Beginner Series, Berkeley
Mondays, July 13, 20, 27
8:00-9:00 p.m.
Studio 12, Berkeley
2525 8th Street
Plenty of street parking and easily accessible by bus (#9, #72, #802, #19)
$45 for series registration, $20 for single-class drop-ins

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June 27&28, Hula-Hoop Basics Class: Waist

Ed — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 22:41:40 GMT

Hey there,

I'm teaching two basic (waist hooping) classes this weekend. One for the East Bay peeps and the other for the SF peeps. All the details are here. http://tinyurl.com/lokmjs

I'm especially encouraging wallflowers, shy types, anti-socials, and just plain old "I never been able to hoop" whiners to join the class. So if you or someone you know fits one of these types, visit my sign-up page -- http://tinyurl.com/lokmjs, and register for the weekend class now.

And, for this weekend only, sign up with a friend and you save. The Sunday East Bay class ends at 1:30 and is near BART so you can easily hop a train and join up with BAH at Pride. And what could be better then being able to maintain your own thing with the rest?

Hope you join and even if you can't, maybe you'll want to sign up to know about possible future classes?

Start here!
http://tinyurl.com/lokmjs

All the best,
-Eds

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7/5: No BAH Hoop Jam this Sunday

philohagen — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:31:45 GMT

Hey Hoopers,

There's no BAH gathering this Sunday given our broken sound system and the holiday. It's Fourth of July weekend and I know a lot of people including myself are not available this Sunday. Meanwhile, Antonio and I are still trying to get together to take the sound system apart to see if we can fix it and we haven't been able to meet up yet. For those of you who don't know, the sound system died last Sunday at Dolores Park and unfortunately it's definitely something internal - not the iPod dock as we expected. We bought the system via Amazon.com from a discount house to get us the best price in December and their 30 day return policy has expired, which then defers us to the manufacturer and before we look at trying to get Ion to fix it - who is based in the U.S. out of New Jersey, we're going to take a closer look and see if we can't get in there and give it a shot ourselves first.

In the meantime, have a hoopy holiday weekend and if you want people to join you, feel free to announce alternative gatherings here on the list.

Peace,

- Philo

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6/28: Pride Festival Hooping

philohagen — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:24:51 GMT

Hey Hoopers -

This Sunday is a little different because it's San Francisco Pride Day (http://www.sfpride.org/) and we'll be gathering together for hooping at the Pride Festival after the parade as we have done in previous years. It's our annual hoop convergence at the San Francisco LGBT Pride Festival at the San Francisco Civic Center and it works a little differently in that we have specific meeting time which is 2pm at the Tantra Underground Dance Stage which is located this year on Hyde Street between Turk and Golden Gate. We'll rendezvous there at 2pm and probably about 2:20 or so will take off to make our way around to different stages - so plan to be there at 2pm or you may not be able to find us very well in the masses.

Because we'll definitely be having an audience wherever we go, costumes are definitely encouraged. Suggestions: Anything rainbow, pink or purple or fabulous!

Happy Hooping!

- Philo

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6/14: TV Crew to join us at the Embarcadero

philohagen — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 23:54:25 GMT

Hey Hoopers

A crew from AP Television has told me that they're going to be coming to film this Sunday so come on out and hoop! And why not wear something festive!

We're meeting this Sunday, June 14th, from 2 to 4pm at the Embarcadero (specifically the grassy block between Washington & Clay & Drumm & The Embarcadero streets).

See you there,

- Philo

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June Hooping Calendar

philohagen — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 23:07:20 GMT

Hey Hoopers!

First off, a thank you to Choi and Marjorie for holding down the fort while I was away recently.

Here's what's coming up for the month of June!

Saturday, June 6th: Burning Man Precompression is happening showcasing artists, theme camps, performers and more. The theme is "evolution" in terms of costumes with dancing on two floors and an outside waterfront patio at Mission Rock Cafe, 817 Terry Francois Blvd, San Francisco. Take Mariposa Street to the Bay. Entrance is $15 in playa finery or with 3 cans of food donation, or $20 in street clothes without food to donate. Things kick off at 8pm and run until 4am, but don't stay out all night because:

Sunday, June 7th: Treasure Island
It's another PacificSound Sunset Party and this one is on Treasure Island with DJs Solar, Galen, J-Bird and surprise guests. The exact location hasn't been announced yet on Treasure Island, so call 415.820.1664 on Sunday for directions. The event is free and while it runs from 12 noon until 8:30pm, our official gathering hours at the Sunset Party are from 2 to 4 but come early and stay late.

Sunday, June 14th: Bay Area Hoopers is meeting up from 2 to 4pm at the Embarcadero (specifically the grassy block between Washington & Clay & Drumm & The Embarcadero streets). We'll be there from 2-4 pm so come on out!

Sunday, June 21st: We're celebrating Summer Solstice in Dolores Park, meeting up from 2 until 4 pm on the Dolores Street side of the park, typically by the palm trees between 19th and 20th.

Sunday, June 28th: It's our annual hoop convergence at the San Francisco LGBT Pride Festival at the San Francisco Civic Center. We'll be meeting at the Tantra Underground Dance Stage at 2pm sharp and most likely hooping all over the event. The specific stage location will be announced later this month.

Happy Hooping!

- Philo

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Sunset after party on Tresure Island!

Steve the Tiger — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 06:52:44 GMT

Hey hoopers,

I’m having a BBQ at my friend’s house on Treasure Island (on the water) after the Sunset party . So if you are hungry or just want to hang out with me and my friends, or hoop some more, stop on by! We also have a big screen with a WII, Playstation, and DJ booth, and views of the city, Alcatraz , Angel island, and GG bridge. The house has a huge capacity due to having a nice grassy area in behind it and will be very close(walking distance) to the actual Sunset party.

We will have 2 or 3 grills going and will also have a dedicated Veggie grill. We will have drinks, though feel free to bring your own food to grill and drinks. Or just bring your smiling face and chat with us! Things on the menu already include: hot dogs, chicken(drumsticks, breast, and thigh), steak, eggplant, zucchini, yellow squash, mushrooms, veggie burgers, tofu skewers, rice dish, appetizers, candy, and variety of drinks.

We will be passing out invites to our party during the Sunset party. Please give me a call if you do not get an invite and/or need directions to the party. 510-316-5299.

Looking forward to a great Sunset party weekend!

Tiger

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room available for rent in a hoop friendly house

Krista — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 05:25:21 GMT

anyone know anyone looking for a place to live? One of my roommates just moved out and we need to fill the room. Awesome sunny house in Berekely hills....lots of indoor and outdoor hooping space....please PM me if anyone wants details and information. many thanks!

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5/31: Dolores Park

philohagen — Thu, 28 May 2009 11:40:38 GMT

Hello Hoopers -

We're hooping on Sunday, May 31st at Dolores Park!

Come hoop it up from 2 to 4pm on the Dolores Street side of the park, typically by the palm trees between 19th and 20th.

- Philo

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5/24: Snow Park in Oakland

philohagen — Thu, 21 May 2009 13:08:10 GMT

Hey Hoopers,

Sunday, May 24th: Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend at Snow Park in Oakland.
It's usually warmer in the East Bay so we're gonna take advantage of it! We've been having great East Bay turnouts here and we're all really liking hooping there so we're going back again. We'll be there from 2 until 4pm and it's just a short walk from the 19th St. BART Station at 19th & Harrison.
Park info: http://www.oaklandnet.com/parks/parks/snow.asp

Have a Hoopy Three Day Weekend!

- Philo

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BAH social, fire & hooping this weekend!

philohagen — Thu, 14 May 2009 23:20:20 GMT

Hey Hoopers -

It's beautiful weather! Beautiful weather for fire hooping tomorrow night. Beautiful weather for coming out on Sunday afternoon.

Friday, May 15th: THE BAY AREA HOOPERS NON-HOOPING HOOPERS SOCIAL: We had our first non-hooping event for the holidays and the general consensus was let's do it again! We spend a lot of time hooping together, but hooping doesn't always allow us to get know each other that well when we're all off in our own groove, so come on over to my house this time and bring a dish to share with others. If you want an alcoholic beverage it's byob. Where? Philo's House at 432 Haight Street between Fillmore and Webster in the Lower Haight from 6:00 until 7:45pm. The doorbell is broken so write this down: 415.602.7798 in case the front gate gets closed so I can let you in.

Friday, May 15th: FIRE FRIDAY - Let's fire'em up at the AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park. We'll be fire hooping and glow hooping from 8 until 10pm. If you haven't been to the grove before it can be a little confusing in the dark so just come to the potluck before hand and ride with someone out there. It's located at the intersection of Bowling Green and Middle Drive East - across from the tennis courts - large bolders with the name on it do an okay job of marking the trail down to the grove. Fire hooping is, of course, at your own risk.

Sunday, May 17th: Hayes Green
We're meeting up from 2 to 4 pm on Octavia between Fell and Hayes in San Francisco.

Peace!

- Philo

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SF Gathering last Sunday May 3

HypnoHooper — Fri, 08 May 2009 06:31:03 GMT

Hi - I wasn't able to get to SF las Sunday the 3rd, and it was raining here in the East Bay... just wondered if anyone went? Anyone have pics? Just wondered how it turned out!

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5/10 is "How Weird" + more May Hooping!

philohagen — Thu, 07 May 2009 08:24:37 GMT

Hey Hoopers!

It's a special weekend for Bay Area Hoopers:

Sunday, May 10th: How Weird Street Faire!
The 10th annual How Weird Street Faire is happening from Noon - 7pm and Bay Area Hoopers is there every year. Ten blocks of art and celebration, and ten stages of electronic music. We'll be meeting there at our usual time, 2pm. It's taking place at Howard & 2nd Streets in San Francisco and all ages welcome! The Faire has a donation requested of $10 (or $5 in costume) which will get you the Magic Sticker that offers $1 off each drink at the faire and $2 off the after parties, and discounts at faire vendors and local merchants. The How Weird Street Faire is an experiment in creating peace, and a benefit for the local non-profit World Peace Through Technology Organization.
More Info: http://www.HowWeird.org

And next weekend we have a few events:

Friday, May 15th: THE BAY AREA HOOPERS NON-HOOPING HOOPERS SOCIAL: We had our first non-hooping event for the holidays and the general consensus was let's do it again! We spend a lot of time hooping together, but hooping doesn't always allow us to get know each other that well when we're all off in our own groove, so come on over to my house this time and bring a dish to share with others. If you want an alcoholic beverage it's byob. Where? Philo's House at 432 Haight Street between Fillmore and Webster in the Lower Haight from 6:00 until 7:45pm. Phone: 415.602.7798 in case the front gate gets closed so I can let you in.

Friday, May 15th: FIRE FRIDAY - Let's fire'em up at the AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park. We'll be fire hooping and glow hooping from 8 until 10pm. If you haven't been to the grove before it can be a little confusing in the dark so just come to the potluck before hand and ride with someone out there. It's located at the intersection of Bowling Green and Middle Drive East - across from the tennis courts - large bolders with the name on it do an okay job of marking the trail down to the grove. Fire hooping is, of course, at your own risk.

Sunday, May 17th: Hayes Green
We're meeting up from 2 to 4 pm on Octavia between Fell and Hayes in San Francisco.es between 19th and 20th.

Yay!

- Philo

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May Hooping Calendar!

philohagen — Sat, 02 May 2009 11:59:45 GMT

Hey Hoopers!

Here's what's going on for May so mark your calendars:

Sunday, May 3rd: Bay Area Hoopers Celebrates Bay Area National Dance Week!
Our regular Sunday Hoop Jam from 2 to 4pm is behind held at the San Francisco Civic Center across from City Hall, specifically on Polk Street between Grove and McCallister in San Francisco. It's incredibly easy to access being public transit and BART too. This event is being publicized as part of Bay Area National Dance Week in cooperation with HoopGirl so come get your hoop dance on, share the hoop love and inspire some new people! And don't forget to check out everything that's happening all week cause there's tons of things going on: http://www.bayareandw.org/

Sunday, May 10th: How Weird Street Faire!
The 10th annual How Weird Street Faire is happening from Noon - 7pm and Bay Area Hoopers is there every year. Ten blocks of art and celebration, and ten stages of electronic music. We'll be meeting there at our usual time, 2pm. It's taking place at Howard & 2nd Streets in San Francisco and all ages welcome! The Faire has a donation requested of $10 (or $5 in costume) which will get you the Magic Sticker that offers $1 off each drink at the faire and $2 off the after parties, and discounts at faire vendors and local merchants. The How Weird Street Faire is an experiment in creating peace, and a benefit for the local non-profit World Peace Through Technology Organization.
More Info: http://www.HowWeird.org

Friday, February 15th: THE BAY AREA HOOPERS NON-HOOPING HOOPERS SOCIAL: We had our first non-hooping event for the holidays and the general consensus was let's do it again! We spend a lot of time hooping together, but hooping doesn't always allow us to get know each other that well when we're all off in our own groove, so come on over to my house this time and bring a dish to share with others. If you want an alcoholic beverage it's byob. Where? Philo's House at 432 Haight Street between Fillmore and Webster in the Lower Haight from 6:00 until 7:45pm. Phone: 415.602.7798 in case the front gate gets closed so I can let you in.

Friday, February 15th: FIRE FRIDAY - Let's fire'em up at the AIDS Memorial Grove in Golden Gate Park. We'll be fire hooping and glow hooping from 8 until 10pm. If you haven't been to the grove before it can be a little confusing in the dark so just come to the potluck before hand and ride with someone out there. It's located at the intersection of Bowling Green and Middle Drive East - across from the tennis courts - large bolders with the name on it do an okay job of marking the trail down to the grove. Fire hooping is, of course, at your own risk.

Sunday, May 17th: Hayes Green
We're meeting up from 2 to 4 pm on Octavia between Fell and Hayes in San Francisco.

Sunday, May 24th: Celebrate Memorial Day Weekend at Snow Park in Oakland.
It's usually warmer in the East Bay so we're gonna take advantage of it! We've been having great East Bay turnouts here and we're all really liking hooping there so we're going back again. We'll be there from 2 until 4pm and it's just a short walk from the 19th St. BART Station at 19th & Harrison.
Park info: http://www.oaklandnet.com/parks/parks/snow.asp

Sunday, May 31st: Dolores Park
Come hoop it up from 2 to 4pm on the Dolores Street side of the park, typically by the palm trees between 19th and 20th.

Look forward to seeing you in the hoop this month!

- Philo

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Anybody have 1 1/2 inch hoop tubing I can buy???

magnitude — Sat, 02 May 2009 07:20:45 GMT

Hey Hoopers!

I am involved with a fabulous circus and we are doing some performances this summer in which I will need a large hoop. I want to construct one large enough for two people to hoop in it at once..aka tandem hooping. We REALLY do not want to order the tubing of a website because the smallest amount it's sold in is 50ft quantities for $100. We will only need about 20ft of it. We've done an extensive search of home improvement stores, i.e. Home Depot, Lowes...and cannot find it available. Does anybody have or know of where we could get something appropriate that's not gunna bust our wallets???

Thanks!
~Maggie

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Sunday 4/26: BAH's 6 Year Anniversary Hoop Jam in Dolores Park

philohagen — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 00:49:35 GMT

Hey Hoopers!

This Sunday come celebrate the sixth anniversary of Bay Area Hoopers where it all began, in Dolores Park.

Join us from 2 to 4pm on the Dolores Street side of the park, typically by the palm trees between 19th and 20th.

Happy Birthday BAH!

- Philo

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Happy Hoopinniversary, BAH!

elledorado — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 17:36:43 GMT

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SF Chronicle

jeru — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 09:45:19 GMT

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object/article?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2009%2F04%2F20%2FBA5L175HQ0.DTL&o=5

I was on the front page today :) check it out!

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Visiting SF

Shar — Wed, 08 Apr 2009 18:10:31 GMT

I'm planning to visit SF on the weekend of 4/25 and would love to hoop with hoopers in the bay area. Is there hoop jams or hoop friendly parties that few days?

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Visiting Bay Area May 8-17

Xeena — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 01:37:18 GMT

Hi there! I will be visiting the Bay area for my first time (coming up from Mexico) approximately May 8-17th (dates yet to be confirmed) and staying with a friend in Castro Valley. Looking for hoop gatherings and/or affordable classes (I won't have my own hoop with me).

Looking forward to meeting people!

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BAH Hooping Calendar

philohagen — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 02:21:10 GMT

Hello Hoopers!

I'm back and I am psyched to be hooping this weekend. Not only because I've been gone for the past five weekends, but it's supposed to be GORGEOUS on Sunday! We've had so many Sundays rained out this season, so come on out and hoop with us!

Sunday, April 19th: Panhandle, San Francisco
We're meeting up at the end of the Panhandle from 2 to 4 pm for a beautiful day of hooping. It's located at Baker Street between Oak and Fell in San Francisco at the McKinley Statue.

Sunday, April 26th: Dolores Park, San Francisco
Join us from 2 to 4pm on the Dolores Street side of the park, typically by the palm trees between 19th and 20th.

Sunday, May 3rd: Bay Area Hoopers Celebrates Bay Area National Dance Week!
Our regular Sunday Hoop Jam from 2 to 4pm is behind held at the San Francisco Civic Center across from City Hall, specifically on Polk Street between Grove and McCallister in San Francisco. It's incredibly easy to access being public transit and BART too. This event is being publicized as part of Bay Area National Dance Week in cooperation with HoopGirl so come get your hoop dance on, share the hoop love and inspire some new people! And don't forget to check out everything that's happening all week cause there's tons of things going on: http://www.bayareandw.org/

Thanks to all who helped out with Bay Area Hoopers while I was away. You're all incredible! Looking forward to seeing you all at some point this month!

Spincerely yours,

Philo

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SATURDAY APRIL 25TH

jeru — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 02:25:34 GMT

anyone interested at performing some hoop tricks at a green event in Dolores Park on Saturday, April 25th from noon to 5 please call me at 925 323 5959 and let's get something arranged. I'd like to meet there an hour early to greet each other and get comfortable.

A spot next to the DJ has been arranged for us for this event. Also, if you've made any hoops or poi or anything green related, I believe we can bring these things and sell them as compensation for our entertainment. :)

Hope to get a good group together!

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My spring break hooping road-trip

dancepixiedance — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 08:24:36 GMT

Hiii everyone!

Last weekend I was privileged enough to be able to escape into both the Mojave Desert AND Yosemite National Park with three of my favorite hoops. What a beautiful experience. If you haven't had the opportunity to hoop barefoot in the desert, I strongly suggest you do it soon! I wasn't able to take any videos during this trip (Ohhh rats!!) but I was able to get a few pretty shots of me doing my thing in the wild. I hope you all enjoy and possibly are inspired to get out of the town and enjoy yourselves and your hoops!

And they all can be viewed here, I can't quite figure out how to post a picture.
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#/album.php?aid=71217&id=658243591&ref=mf

Loves,
Samantha~

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Torn inner thigh muscle and future precautions

Steve the Tiger — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 20:58:15 GMT

Hello hoopers. I'm sad to announce my injury to the group. I have suffered a torn inner thigh muscle and a groin pull. I had written this response for my friends on Facebook. Take care and be careful out there!

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Dear friends,

Thank you all for your loving support. My desire to be the best I can be has lead me to this injury. This injury had occurred at last Sunday’s BAH meeting at Esprit park while performing a trick that I have done hundreds of time. I had been training hard for weeks, trying to put my body in top physical condition. Many of you may know, that I do bodybuilding and many other types of aerobics besides hula hooping. Combing them all together is a very hard mix on the body. And this injury had occurred due to my leg muscles being already stressed from doing squats and leg training in the gym, and then being out in the sun, not being properly hydrated, not stretching, and trying to do some of my jumping stunts. So I caution you all to take these precautions every time you exercise. Always remember to warm up your muscles, then stretch, and never let yourself become dehydrated, especially in the sun. Make sure you have water at bare minimum at all times and preferably a very good sports drink. And learn to see signs of overtraining – fatigue, soreness, irritability, injury, and a general washed out feeling.

I know, that maybe I have tried to push this group and the people involved with it and myself too hard . The same pressure I have put on myself , I had put on others. And I’m am greatly sorry if I had hurt anyone’s feelings in the process. I love this group with all my heart and sometimes I wake up and feel that, that is all I have left in my life. As many parts of my life outside of hooping has become dull and frustrating. I now know that I can let that go, and instead of trying so hard, I can learn to love myself more and grow more spiritually. I want the best for everyone and I do want to be a positive example for all of you. And I hope maybe I have touched some of your lives in a positive way. My healing may be long and painful, mentally, emotionally, and physically. But I will take this time to grow myself as a person. I feel very lonely at the moment, even with the sun shining on my face. Parts of my dreams has now been halted and I do not know how my condition will be after I recover.

For now, my therapist has told me that I can walk and that I won’t need surgery for this. So that is the good news. I will be going into therapy for a few weeks. I did feel a lot of pain right after the injury and the first night, it was very very hard to sleep. But I did not think it was a tear at the moment. My regular doctor saw me the following morning on Monday and did not see any discoloration. I started to notice a purple spot on my leg on Wednesday and on Thursday almost half of my inner thigh had turned purple. I went to see a therapist on Friday and that’s when the bad news occurred that the muscle was torn. Also I believe along with the torn muscle, I have a minor groin pull near the top of my leg. I was told it will take a couple weeks for this to heal and therapy would speed it up a bit and ensure proper healing. I can walk right now, but it is a bit of an awkward feeling.

So there is many lessons to be learn. Remember to warm up, stretch, drink plenty of fluids, and learn to see the signs of overtraining. Know that some of my tricks is not to tried by everyone. I do not teach many of my tricks in class, due to safety reason. Nor do I expect anyways else to be a leaping tiger. I’m trying to remain positive for now, and trying to be surrounded by my friends and family. I know you guys will carry the momentum of the group. I still will be coming to practice and am confident that Philo and many of you others will carry the momentum of this group on with love and pride!

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Upcoming Beginner Fire Hoop Class

Satise — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:34:37 GMT

I'm happy to announce another 10 week series of fire hoop classes will begin this month at the Crucible in West Oakland.

Here are the details:
What: An exciting beginner hoop class where you can learn moves, tricks, and how to dance and flow with the hoop. Learn how to tape up your own hoop and take home a hoop you design. Finally, there will be a culminating fire hooping class at the end of the ten week series where you hoop with fire. You'll learn a lot and feel comfortable and confident with the knowledge you gain about fire hooping to do it again and again!
When: The class series begins on Thursday, April 30th and goes to July 2nd from 6-7:30 p.m.
Where: The Crucible in West Oakland
Find out more by going to: http://www.thecrucible.org/

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Performing opportunities

snowrabbit — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 06:59:09 GMT

I'm looking for some LED Hoopers for up coming events.

Send me an e-mail if you're interested.
oliverkpavick@yahoo.com

Thanks

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Sunday, April 12th, 2009. Espirit park , 2pm-4pm

Steve the Tiger — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 06:34:13 GMT

Hello Hoop Stars,

Oh what fun we had a the Sunset party! Thanks to all who came out and supposted the group.

This weekend we will be at Espirit park in San Francisco. Espirit park is located at 970 Tennessee St (between 20th St & 22nd St) in San Francisco. Weather is supposed to be sunny.

http://www.yelp. com/map/friends- of-esprit- park-san- francisco

Afterwards, we will have a special DINNER get together at IL Pirata. They have some of the best Pizza in SF. Also they have many Italian dishes and Sandwiches and Salads.

http://www.yelp. com/biz/il- pirata-san- francisco

And special happy birthday to Philo!

Thanks,
Tiger

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Sunday Hooping (4/10) at Sunset Party

jasonunbound — Thu, 07 Apr 2005 00:53:35 GMT

Hoopers one and all,

This Sunday we'll be joining the (re-scheduled) Sunset Party, at Stafford Lake park in Novato, 40 minutes north of SF.

It's a lovely grassy meadow next to a lake, with DJs spinning from Noon-8pm. The party itself is free, but the park charges $8 per car to enter. (See other thread for carpool arranging.)

Come whenever you like - just look for the hoops! Bring blankets, food, drinks, nitrous (just kidding!). It'll be half hoopin' and dancin'...and half BAH social outing.

DIRECTIONS: From Highway 101, take San Marin Drive to Novato Boulevard, to Novato Boulevard / Hicks Valley Road, then go west past the Stafford Lake Dam.

Lost? Call the Pacific Sound hotline:
415.820.1664

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Visiting hooper seeks hoop to borrow

Stevi — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 00:07:48 GMT

Hi I'm Stevi and I'm From the Hoop path tribe in NC. I will be visiting my in-laws in El Cerrito from april 4th to april 12th. I was hoping someone might loan me a hoop for the trip. I'm very sad to be leaving mine and would love to be able to get some flight time in. my number is 919 327 8761 or you can emil me at stevi.allen@gmail.com

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3/8: Snow Park in Oakland

philohagen — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 01:16:32 GMT

Hey Hoopers,

It looks like it's not going to rain. Yay!

Sunday, March 8th: SNOW PARK (Oakland) - It's usually warmer in the East Bay so we're gonna take advantage of it! We've been having great East Bay turnouts at Snow Park in Oakland and we're all really liking hooping there so we're going back again. We'll be there from 2 until 4pm and it's just a short walk from the 19th St. BART Station at 19th & Harrison. Park info: http://www.oaklandnet.com/parks/parks/snow.asp

See you there,

Philo

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heading to dolores park RIGHT NOW

missnicole — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 23:54:11 GMT

anyone want to join me?

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Sunday, April 5th, 2009. Stafford Lake Park, Novato CA, Sunset party , 11am-7pm

Steve the Tiger — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 07:37:01 GMT

Hello Hoopers,

If any of you didn't know, my hula hooping career started with the love of music and dance. And the first time I hula hooped with Bay Area Hoopers was at a Sunset party. So this weekend we will be joining the North Bay hoopers in combining hula hooping, dance, music, and fun at Stafford Lake Park in Novato for the season opener of the Sunset party!

If you need a ride, please arrange ahead of time. And feel free to send an email to other members stating that you need a ride. And please include where you are from and if you need a ride there and back or just a one way trip. Novato is located about 20mins north of San Francisco in Marin county. It is certainly a very beautiful spot to hula hoop.

Be forewarned that this weekend calls for RAIN in San Francisco. But I did check weather.com and it says Novato will be Partly Cloudy, yay! It is usually wamer in Novato but still gets chilly in the evening. So it would advised to bring something to keep you warm if you plan on staying till the end. Other helpful items are a beach towel to sit on, beer, margaritas, snacks, drinks, and your love and dancing legs!!

Use this link to find yourself directions or Google stafford lake park novato ,

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&um=1&ie=UTF-8&cid=0,0,17791877522394572098&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&dq=stafford+lake+park+novato&daddr=Novato+Boulevard,+Uninc+Marin+County,+California,+USA&geocode=9417021090657145912,38.117110,-122.648620&ei=67jVSf6iIJeusQO32NyoCg&sa=X&oi=local_result&resnum=1&ct=directions-to

NO PETS ARE ALLOWED AT THE EVENT. Admission is free, but I believe there will be an $8-10 charge for parking. There is no specific time you need to come. Just keep an eye out for hoopers when you get there! I will mostly try to get there around 2-3pm with my group of friends.

And a special birthday wish to Steve Drew, Hoopdaddy. :D

See you all in the hoop!
Tiger

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Not just another hoop shop

Shar — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 20:16:05 GMT

I've been hooping for awhile now. Hooping is super fun, but I sometimes come across experiences i know can be improved. I finally put some ideas into tangible solutions and started a hoop shop.

The first products are cushy hoops that minimize practice bruises, Hoop racks that solve hoop storage issue, and fur hoops that offer a flashy alternative to funky outfits. Please see www.hoophut.etsy.com and let me know what you think, any inquiries, comments or suggestions are welcome. Thanks!

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Sunday, March 29th: PANHANDLE - 2-5pm

Steve the Tiger — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 05:55:27 GMT

Hello Hoopers,

Well the smell of spring is really here! This weekend we will be at the Panhandle, specifically Baker Street between Oak and Fell at the statue.

Since we haven't hooped these past 2 weeks, I am extending our hooping meeting an extra hour this weekend! I've gotten emails from people who will be coming from farther distances this weekend, so I will be allowing more time for them to arrive and enjoy our hoop festivities.

I will most likely not need anyone else to be there at 2pm since I usually do find park very close by. But it is always helpful to have someone there with me in case I do not find nearby parking! :)

And please don't be afraid to come up to me and chat or amongst each other. :)

See you all there!

There is a map below.

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=ESm&q=panhandle+san+francisco+map&um=1&ie=UTF-8&split=0&gl=us&ei=WbvNSYSSEJu8swOfg9mgAw&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&resnum=1&ct=title

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Hooping on Hippie Hill Saturday @ "after-noonish"

elledorado — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:03:47 GMT

Hooping to the drum circle on Hippie Hill isn't just for hippies. HA! Come play Saturday. I really can't say what exact time I'll be arriving or leaving, but I can definitely say there will be a few of us there from 2-4pm, hoop time, if you want to join us.

Hippie Hill is in Golden Gate Park by Sharon Meadow, near the main East entrance @ Haight and Stanyan. Always a party.

xox
e||e

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Green Hooping Events!

jeru — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 10:13:50 GMT

There are some events being put on by 'Green Zone Productions' and I was asked to get some hoopers organized to perform at a few of them. I believe they are in May, June & September but am not positive on the dates, I'm awaiting confirmation from Douglas, the founder of GZP.

Would anyone be down to meet up and practice some hooping and maybe perform at these events? I'll have more info over the next week or so.

Also, he said that for compensation we would be allowed to sell hoops or whatever other things we might make ourselves, I believe one or all of these events have vendor booths. Again with the "I'll have more info over the next week or so." lol

:)

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Need IPOD/Music for BAH this weekend

choi — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 05:17:58 GMT

Hey All, Mani will be hosting BAH this weekend at the Pan Handle. He's bringing the sound system, but we still need IPOD with music.
Would appreciate anyone who can bring one. Let us know.

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NW Hoop Gathering 4/10-12 in Bend OR: BAH's own Philo, Khan, Christabel & Rich teaching, & more!

Ann — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 20:45:46 GMT

Just in case any of you haven't heard of this incredible event happening just a day's drive from you: The Northwest Hoop Gathering: The Evolution of Flow is happening in just two weeks up in beautiful Bend, OR! SF is repping heavily with Philo, Khan, Christabel & Rich all teaching, plus Baxter and myself (SF hoopers at heart < :), prima hoop madre Anah (Hoopalicious), and to top it all off the amazing Spiral. Phenomenal energy facilitator Candice of the SHiNE Portal <http://www.theshineportal.com/> will also be presenting a non-hooping workshop. I can't even express adequately how magical this gathering will be.

Mollie has decided to offer one- and two-day passes as well as the full three-day ticket. If you want to be completely submerged in hoopgnosis for 48 full hours, this event is not to be missed. Get a carpool together and join us! Here's the link for info & tix:

http://www.hoopdazzle.com/index.html

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tape search

Wolf — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 13:39:30 GMT

I just got to Sf. I know that pretty much everywhere else in the entire world you need to buy tape online. However, it occured to me that the bay area is a very special place and there are somethings available that maybe you can't find else where.

So. . .is there somewhere in the Bay Area where I can buy sparkly and sticky tape?

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Past hoop meeting cancellations

Steve the Tiger — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 05:11:32 GMT

Hello hoopers,

I have gotten many comments about us cancelling the last few hours before an event for the last 2 weeks. My apologies again. I will take the blame for this. The weather has very unpredictable lately. One minute it’s raining, the next hour it’s sunny and warm. And if you didn’t know, Philo is out on vacation. And I am out on a back injury. I will be coming back soon, next week hopefully.

As I have said before, this is a community where we work together every week to have an opportunity for us to all hoop together. The sound system DOES NOT magically appear every weekend. And the events are not magically scheduled every day of the week. There is an actual human being doing this work.

Usually the person who is leading needs to bring hoops(and extra hoops) and a sound system. They will almost always be coming in a CAR. They will need to park that CAR somehow and somewhere. And parking the car is not always easy, depending on where we are hooping for that day. Most likely the leader will want to drop off the hoops and sound system and then park their car. So, there usually needs to be an extra someone there to help unload the hoops and sound system and watch those items while the leader parks his car. This is particularly true of locations like Dolores Park and Hayes Green.

So it would be nice for some of you to show some effort in maintaining this group and showing some compassion for each and every member. It may be helping me, Philo, or any other leaders carry the sound system and hula hoops to and from the car. Or it may simply be offering help to another member. The three things you need when hooping at an event is music, some hoops, and yourself. There’s not much to a hoop gathering. We don’t need to make it more complicated than it is. It IS ok to communicate utmost each other when things turn and change. It is OK to take an initiative to go and help out one another.

I’d like to thank the few people who gathered at Dolores park today without any of our usual leaders and sound system. You guys did the right thing and I like to see more of you working in similar ways, as a group, as a team, as a community.

As it stand today we have 512 members on Tribe.net. 563 members on our BAH Yahoo groups. And 170 members on Facebook. The forums on Tribe, Facebook, and Yahoo are all open. Learn to listen. Don’t be afraid of each other. We’d like to keep seeing your smiling faces! So don’t give up now! See you guys soon.

Best Regards,

Tiger

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CANCELLED:: Sunday, March 22th: DOLORES PARK hooping!! 2-4pm

Steve the Tiger — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 11:47:18 GMT

Hello Hoopers,

It started raining hard tonight at around 12 midnight. The ground is very wet right now. And with thunderstorms coming tomarrow morning, I have decided to cancel this weekend's meetup again.

I'll be heading to my local gym to do some hooping instead.

Stay positive. And keep hooping!

Tiger

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Fire in the Grove?

Mike — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 23:29:26 GMT

Hey everyone. From the conversations going on in the Fire-PSIde tribe, it seems as though we might be fire and PSI hooping it up in Golden Gate Park this Friday. Can anyone confirm that this is actually happening? If so, it should be advertised on here. The discussion is at http://tribes.tribe.net/fire-pside/thread/bebf21ef-301e-4d87-a668-b60885dadd9f

- Mike

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Sunday, March 22th: DOLORES PARK hooping!! 2-4pm

Steve the Tiger — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 22:32:28 GMT

Hello hoopers,

My apologies for posting a late response to last week's cancellation. I checked the weather and it says it is going to rain this Sunday, but only in the AM hours. Well I no longer want to let the rain stop this group from hooping outdoors. So this weekend, Steve Drew and I will be there with the music. I am recovering from a car accident and most likely will be doing some hoop isolations at most and bringing some music.

We will be hooping at Dolores park by the palm trees between 19th and 20th.

Happy first day of Spring. See you all there in the hoop!

Tiger

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CANCELLED:: Sunday, March 15nd: HAYES GREEN

Steve the Tiger — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 18:09:02 GMT

Hello Hoopers,

Sorry for the short notice!

The ground looks very wet right now and accuweather is saying there is going to be a 49% chance of rain between 2-4pm. So Steve Drew and I have decided to CANCEL today's hoop meeting. Hopefully it won't be raining next week when we will be at Dolores Park.

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Sunday, March 15nd: HAYES GREEN , 2-4pm

Steve the Tiger — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:21:29 GMT

Hello Hoopers,

This weekend we will be at Hayes Green in San Francisco Hayes Green is located between Fell and Hayes, on Octavia. About 1/2 mile walk from the Civic Center Bart station.

Philo will be gone for the next few weeks so Majorie, Steve Drew, Choi Tse, and I have split the tasks that lies ahead for some great sunny weather hooping! Thank you Philo for all your hard work and commitment!

See you all in the hoop!
Tiger

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HOOPNOTICA is coming to S.F. for PISCES PARTY 2009

jack frost — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 21:31:18 GMT

This is an invite for any and all hoopers to come dance and have some fun while promoting our wonderful world of hooping! my name is jason and i am hoopnotica's brother. i am driving the hoopnotica van up to s.f. this weekend for the pisces party on sat night and i was hoping(and hooping heehee) to meet up with some of you up there and go dance have a good time while promoting our hooping community. i am bringing some hoops to use as well as maybe a few limited addition hoops to give away ....and i"ll probably bring some travel hoops also. i would love to just make this trip a total hooping adventure..i know this is last minute but i would love to come together with ya"ll on this~my email is shoka_zulu@yahoo.com and my cell is 512.739.2681..i would LOOOOOOVE to hear from anyone :)

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Wow, BAH, thanks for the Love!

Baxter — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 23:03:57 GMT

Hey Everybody,
I just checked our ticket sales out for HP:SF and we're down to just ten tix left! I'm really stoked that with the workshop is almost six weeks away and is so close to being full.

Thank you Thank you Thank you for the support you have shown me. We have sold out every time we've come to the Bay and it looks like that streak will continue, so... much love to y'all for that.

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MARCH HOOPING CALENDAR/NEWSLETTER

philohagen — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:47:38 GMT

Hello Hoopers!

February was quite the washout with all that rain on Sunday afternoons, but we did have one totally amazingly hot day out there that was mind bogglingly delicious, so here's to some more of that happening in March! After all, we leave Winter behind this month and move into Spring!

GET INVOLVED! While I've been IN town for quite some time on Sundays, starting mid-month I'm going to be out of town on weekends for five weeks which means there are great opportunities to be of service to Bay Area Hoopers on 3/15, 3/22, 3/29, 4/5 and 4/12. Please let me know if you are able to host one or more of these dates. What's required is for you to show up for the full two hours, try and be aware of new hoopers and introducing them to a few people, bring the sound system and help with any transitions of it (it's super easy to handle and on wheels now!), and that you (or someone else) has an ipod with some hoop sounds to share. Get involved and be a part of! Please let me know!

Here's our hooping calendar for March:

Sunday, March 1st: SAN FRANCISCO CIVIC CENTER: From 2 to 4 pm we'll be meeting across the street from City Hall, specifically on Polk Street between Grove and McCallister for those of you who haven't joined us there before. The weather report right now calls for a lot of rain on Saturday, and for Sunday to be clear. The Civic Center is a great spot this time of year because it dries out better than just about anywhere and even if the grass is all wet there's still plenty of space to hoop.

Sunday, March 8th: SNOW PARK (Oakland) - It's usually warmer in the East Bay so we're gonna take advantage of it! We've been having great East Bay turnouts at Snow Park in Oakland and we're all really liking hooping there so we're going back again. We'll be there from 2 until 4pm and it's just a short walk from the 19th St. BART Station at 19th & Harrison. Park info: http://www.oaklandnet.com/parks/parks/snow.asp

Sunday, March 15nd: HAYES/OCTAVIA GREEN - From 2 to 4 pm on Octavia between Fell and Hayes in San Francisco.

Sunday, March 22th: DOLORES PARK - It's Spring! Come celebrate Springtime from 2 to 4pm on the Dolores Street side of the park, typically by the palm trees between 19th and 20th.

Sunday, March 29th: PANHANDLE - Bay Area Hoopers hosts our regular 2-4pm Sunday hoop jam at the end of The Panhandle, specifically Baker Street between Oak and Fell at the statue.

Be sure to check in with your inbox prior to heading out in the event any of our hoopjams are cancelled due to weather.

See you all at some point this month!

SPINcerely yours,

Philo, Co-Founder
Bay Area HOopers

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does anyone have a FIRE HOOP?

Kate — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:23:42 GMT

Hello!

I'm new to the area, I moved here from Boston a couple weeks ago, and I haven't gotten my fire hoop out here yet. I wanted to perform Saturday night, and was wondering if anyone would be interested in letting me use their hoop and come to a great party too! We could both perform, it's a variety show and should be a really good time! There should be between 100-150 people.

my email is
katem_peterson@yahoo.com

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Hula hoop?

Jessica — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:57:19 GMT

Hey hoopers -

I'm brand new to hooping and really am looking forward to getting into it! Does anyone know where I can get a cheap/free hula hoop for starters?

Much appreciated, see you in the hoop :)

Jess

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How to Stay in Shape Like the First Family - Health Spotlight SFExaminer page. 18 3/2/09

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:59:36 GMT

How to Stay in Shape Like the First Family - Health Spotlight SFExaminer page. 18 3/2/09

http://v-103.com/How-to-Stay-in-Shape-Like-the-First-Family/3915949

First Lady, Michele Obama Loves to Hula Hoop.
San Francisco Examine posted on page 18 - Health Spotlight. Michelle Obama loves to Hula Hoop and keeps in shape that way.

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2/22: DOLORES PARK

philohagen — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:14:52 GMT

Hey Hoopers -

This Sunday, February 22th: DOLORES PARK - From 2 to 4pm on the Dolores Street side of the park, typically by the palm trees between 19th and 20th. The weather report looks like we're gonna be good too! It's probably going to rain on Saturday night, but Sunday daytime we should be free and clear.

See you there!

- Philo

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Our Weekend Events Cancelled - Rain Rain Rain!!!

philohagen — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 23:50:53 GMT

Hey Hoopers -

Apologies for the short notice, but most of you know I work nights and I just woke up.

Tonight we had two events scheduled, the bay area hoopers non-hooping hoopers social potluck, followed by fire hooping in golden gate park. It's currently raining and looks like it's going to continue tonight, on top of it being muddy and very cold. I know it's short notice, but I'm going to cancel both of these events and I look forward to rescheduling them soon. Apologies for any inconvenience.

Looking through the weekend we have rain today, tonight, tomorrow, tommorrow night, sunday..,. Consequently I'm putting the early word out that hooping on Sunday is cancelled.

Can't wait to get together with you soon and hoop. I might even try and toss out a short notice mid-week something if the weather improves. I don't want to go too long without hooping. I love hooping!

Hope you all have a great weekend.

- Philo

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